Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Jan 4, 2014 9:14:59 GMT -5
Kinda inspired by the Maths Hate thread
My favourites were...
English - always loved reading and writing so this was right up my alley. Although, other than Of Mice and Men which was excellent; my school had a knack of picking VERY boring books to read. I think we read Wise Children by Angela Carter which was awful; definitely not the sort of book to inspire 14/15 year olds to read and, before that, Tom Sawyer which even today I find dull and finally, Goodnight Mr Tom which, today I do love, but at the time I thought was boring. I get that these books are classics, but whoever sets the curriculum should really pick something more than 13-15 year olds would enjoy.
P.E - It was 2 hours a week playing football. Although, I did hate when we started doing boring cross country running. I always finished last along with the fattest lad in the year and my best mate.
History - Always found it interesting for the most part. There were some aspects I found dull, like when we covered medieval clothes making or Mayan Farming methods or whatever. Loved most of it though.
Least favourites...
Maths - I found it very boring and saw no real use for it so it didn't keep my attention at all. Like pythagarus' theory, needlessly difficult and I haven't used it once since leaving school.
Woodwork - Lots of people enjoyed this but I'm not really a practical person at all. I was dreadful at it, couldn't make even the most basic of items.
Religious Education - Without going into detail because of the boards rules, I just struggled to have interest in it. Religion didn't interest me in the slightest.
Bonus item; my favourite ever lesson including school, college and university was Ethical Studies and issues that we did at university. It was fantastic. So interesting learning about different ethical theories and gave me a whole new insight into how to approach and consider different peoples viewpoints on various matters. It helped too that it was taught by the most interesting educator I've had. Excellent lesson; I honestly think ethics should become part of every school's curriculum and not just be taught at university.
My favourites were...
English - always loved reading and writing so this was right up my alley. Although, other than Of Mice and Men which was excellent; my school had a knack of picking VERY boring books to read. I think we read Wise Children by Angela Carter which was awful; definitely not the sort of book to inspire 14/15 year olds to read and, before that, Tom Sawyer which even today I find dull and finally, Goodnight Mr Tom which, today I do love, but at the time I thought was boring. I get that these books are classics, but whoever sets the curriculum should really pick something more than 13-15 year olds would enjoy.
P.E - It was 2 hours a week playing football. Although, I did hate when we started doing boring cross country running. I always finished last along with the fattest lad in the year and my best mate.
History - Always found it interesting for the most part. There were some aspects I found dull, like when we covered medieval clothes making or Mayan Farming methods or whatever. Loved most of it though.
Least favourites...
Maths - I found it very boring and saw no real use for it so it didn't keep my attention at all. Like pythagarus' theory, needlessly difficult and I haven't used it once since leaving school.
Woodwork - Lots of people enjoyed this but I'm not really a practical person at all. I was dreadful at it, couldn't make even the most basic of items.
Religious Education - Without going into detail because of the boards rules, I just struggled to have interest in it. Religion didn't interest me in the slightest.
Bonus item; my favourite ever lesson including school, college and university was Ethical Studies and issues that we did at university. It was fantastic. So interesting learning about different ethical theories and gave me a whole new insight into how to approach and consider different peoples viewpoints on various matters. It helped too that it was taught by the most interesting educator I've had. Excellent lesson; I honestly think ethics should become part of every school's curriculum and not just be taught at university.